A look at the new B8 Audi A4
Written by Dion on August 28, 2008 – 12:18 pm -Barrier Motors brought by the latest B8 chassis Audi A4 for us to check out – thought we’d share some pictures here with you.
The design of the front-end is very much like the already released B8 chassis Audi A5 and S5, with slight differences to distinguish this model. The front fascia still includes Audi’s open-grille design and now larger cooling ducts in the lower section of the bumper, giving it a rather aggressive front-end. The B8 A4 is also 4 inches longer compared to the previous B7 model, and you’ll notice some different body line along the side of the new B8 A4.
And of course the headlight re-design now includes the very familiar white LEDs that really separate the Audi from the rest of the vehicles on the road.
We needed the car here so we can get a brake template made for the car. Brake templates allow us to determine which of the Hartmann Wheels we have that will fit the car. Brake-wise, there won’t be any clearance issues however the all new B8 chassis cars have a 66.6 center bore (similar to Mercedes Benz) so our entire product line-up will need to change to accomodate this new hub size. We will have Hartmann Wheel solutions coming soon, as well as a new B8 Audi A4 section in our online catalog.
The engine bay is certainly different as well… The oil filter relocated up top was one of the first changes easily noticeable and obviously makes for a much easier oil filter swap. APR is almost ready to release ECU programming for the new 2.0L TFSI motor and we can’t wait to see what kind of power gains we can expect to see for it!
We noticed the battery has been relocated to the trunk, and further below the spare tire (which is not full-sized) and we were happy to see the famed “widow-maker” jack is no longer being supplied.
… And the 125/70-19 spare tire… Yikes!!
Stay tuned to our online catalog for new B8 A4 products coming soon!!
Tags: A4, audi, B8, B8 A4
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August 28th, 2008 at 5:52 pm
This new A4 will be good for business as the OEM rims look really outdated on this new A4. A bit dissapointing infact that Audi is putting such ugly rims on such a beutiful car
August 28th, 2008 at 2:52 pm
This new A4 will be good for business as the OEM rims look really outdated on this new A4. A bit dissapointing infact that Audi is putting such ugly rims on such a beutiful car
August 29th, 2008 at 12:17 pm
I don't like it…it looks like BMWs 3 series mated with a Toyota Camry…
August 29th, 2008 at 1:30 pm
Very common to see similar design trends across different makes. And of course no car looks good (to me anyway) in stock form so just wait till we can get our hands on one and start messing around… I'm sure it'll turn heads.
September 1st, 2008 at 5:55 am
Is that Nico in the 3rd pic?
I do like the new look, however with mose new models, it takes time to get used to change.
September 3rd, 2008 at 6:42 pm
Good eye! It is Nico. Any chance he gets to take a car out and “slack” for a while… haha!!
September 5th, 2008 at 2:14 pm
I cuold make out his smirk…never met the guy, but I know him from his posts on nwq…i'm redleg on there.
By the way I am in the market for some 19's to go on my B5 S4 (8″ or 8.5″)…so i'm looking here today for some.
November 14th, 2008 at 8:01 am
I would give this car some more looks as I like what I see. I don't think you need to be a car expert to realize if this car is great, this is so obvious. I just hope I'll have the chance for a test drive, that would be the final test into convincing me to have the car.
November 14th, 2008 at 9:31 am
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